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Inspiral Carpets
Inspiral Carpets are an English rock band formed in Oldham, Greater Manchester, in 1983 around guitarist Graham Lambert and singer Stephen Holt, who were soon joined by drummer Craig Gill. Taking their name from a local rug shop, the group added keyboardist Clint Boon, whose Farfisa organ became a signature of their sound, and later singer Tom Hingley and bassist Martyn Walsh.
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- Aug 28 – Aug 29HolmfirthPicturedromeView details
- Sep 5KendalKendal Brewery Arts CentrePerformers: Tom HingleyView details
- Sep 5 – Sep 6KendalBrewery ArtsPerformers: Tom HingleyView details
- Sep 10 – Sep 11StroudThe Sub RoomsPerformers: Tom Hingley, Craig Gill, Graham Lambert, Martyn WalshView details
- Oct 1Newcastle Upon TyneO2 City Hall NewcastlePerformers: The Wonder StuffView details
- Oct 2ManchesterO2 Victoria Warehouse ManchesterPerformers: The Wonder StuffView details
- Oct 9BournemouthO2 Academy BournemouthPerformers: The Wonder StuffView details
- Oct 14GlasgowBarrowland BallroomPerformers: The Wonder StuffView details
- Oct 15CardiffThe Great Hall - Cardiff University Students' UnionPerformers: The Wonder StuffView details
- Oct 16LeedsO2 Academy LeedsPerformers: The Wonder StuffView details
- Oct 17LeicesterO2 Academy LeicesterPerformers: The Wonder StuffView details
- Oct 22ScarboroughScarborough Spa Grand HallPerformers: The Wonder StuffView details
- Oct 23BristolO2 Academy BristolPerformers: The Wonder StuffView details
- Oct 24 – Oct 25NorwichUEAPerformers: The Wonder StuffView details
- Oct 29 – Oct 29LincolnThe Engine ShedPerformers: The Wonder StuffView details
- Oct 30WolverhamptonUniversity of Wolverhampton at The Civic HallPerformers: The Wonder StuffView details
- Oct 31 – Oct 31LiverpoolLiverpool OlympiaPerformers: The Wonder StuffView details
- Nov 14BlackpoolBlackpool Winter GardensPerformers: Happy Mondays, Common GoldfishView details
- Dec 8LondonO2 Academy BrixtonPerformers: The Wonder StuffView details
- Jan 21 – Jan 22, 2027ChesterAlexander's LivePerformers: Tom HingleyView details
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About Inspiral Carpets
The band emerged from the Madchester scene of the late 1980s alongside the Stone Roses and Happy Mondays, mixing post-punk, psychedelia and dancefloor rhythms with a distinctive organ-driven sound. Their debut album, Life (1990), reached number two on the UK Albums Chart, and the single 'This Is How It Feels' made the UK Top 20, bringing them a Top of the Pops appearance. Their commercial peak came with 'Dragging Me Down' in 1992, from the album Revenge of the Goldfish.
Devil Hopping (1994) produced further hits including 'Saturn 5,' but the band split in 1995 after being dropped by their label. They reformed in 2003 and toured intermittently over the following decade; vocalist Tom Hingley left in 2011, and original drummer Craig Gill died in 2016.
Inspiral Carpets reformed again in 2022 and returned to regular live performance the following year with Lambert, Holt, Boon and Walsh alongside touring musicians, continuing to play their catalogue of Madchester-era material for audiences old and new.